Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 16, 12:00 AM CST

For More Weather Information:

Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM S Manasota Key FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 67 °F
NW 20kt
2-3ft
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
NNW 13kt
2-3ft
Friday
High: 61 °F
NE 7kt⇓
1-2ft
Friday Night
Low: 47 °F
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
High: 70 °F
ENE 6kt⇓
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 68 °F
NW 15kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
N 10kt
2ft
M.L.King Day
High: 61 °F
NNE 10kt
1-2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:58 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

This Afternoon

NW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 7 to 13 kt becoming NE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 6 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. A chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 7 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind 8 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.